Developers, and other interested parties are circumventing laws protecting birds by 'netting' hedgerows to prevent birds from nesting.
This facilitates the uprooting of hedgerows which aid biodiversity and provide the only remaining nesting sites for birds, whose numbers are in sharp decline.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 13th May 2019
The Government responsed to this petition on 4th November 2019 (View Full Response)Abolish leasehold
- Final Signatures: 31,830
Millions are trapped in this antiquated draconian leasehold system.
This is a “feudal” form of land ownership.
It is about time we Abolished Leasehold once and for all.
The Government responsed to this petition on 21st February 2019 (View Full Response)People have been horrified by the outbreak of nets on healthy trees and hedges to stop birds nesting. It's not the nets that are the problem, but the planned removal of the important trees and hedges. Mature trees are vital for air quality and to absorb carbon. They need to stay there.
The Government responsed to this petition on 3rd October 2019 (View Full Response)Abolish imprisonment as a penalty for non-payment of Council Tax.
- Final Signatures: 12,718
I was shocked to learn that hundreds of people a year are sent to prison for non-payment of council tax, often because the law is wrongly applied by magistrates, up and down the country.
This affects the poorest in society and often women, left with unmanageable debts. The wealthy are unaffected.
The Government responsed to this petition on 8th October 2019 (View Full Response)The Battle of Bosworth in 1485 was a critical point in history, ending Plantagenet rule and ushering in the Tudor dynasty. Planning permission has been granted to Horiba Mira to build a car test track across part of the registered battlefield site, destroying not only archaeology and the landscape.
The Government responsed to this petition on 4th July 2019 (View Full Response)Local authorities are avoiding increasing their grounds maintenance responsibilities on new private estates by requiring developers to form management companies to deal with the maintenance long term. These management fees are an extra tax on hard working families. Councils should adopt the land.
The Government responsed to this petition on 13th November 2018 (View Full Response)What happened at Grenfell Tower was a national disgrace. Combustible cladding and insulation caused the fire to spread so quickly. One year on hundreds of buildings are still at risk. We need an immediate ban on combustible materials on high-rise residential buildings (18m+), schools and hospitals
The Government responsed to this petition on 18th June 2018 (View Full Response)Protect library services by ringfencing government funding for libraries.
- Final Signatures: 34,804
Libraries across the country are being closed, cut back and/or outsourced to volunteers as a result of government cuts to local authority budgets. Councils are unable to keep staffed library services open when faced with the competing demands of social care, child protection etc.
The Government responsed to this petition on 8th November 2018 (View Full Response)Save Our Parks
- Final Signatures: 22,663
Thousands of Britain’s parks and play areas are falling into disrepair or are under threat of being sold to developers.
This is despite the vital health and social benefits that our much-loved green spaces provide.
We support The Mail on Sunday’s campaign to Save Our Parks from being lost forever.
Stoma patients have unseen disabilities and although entitled to use disabled toilets, often face verbal abuse from the public when trying to access them. Stoma patients need a hygienic area to change ostomies and this is not provided. Unseen stoma disabilities need protection and recognition.
The Government responsed to this petition on 3rd May 2018 (View Full Response)